Nikolay Minkov
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nikolay Minkov Minkov | ||
| Date of birth | 13 August 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Varna, Bulgaria | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder / Right winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Free agent | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2011 | Cherno More | ||
| 2011–2013 | Litex Lovech | ||
| 2013 | Spartak Varna | ||
| 2013–2015 | Cherno More | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Cherno More | 25 | (1) |
| 2016 | → Dobrudzha (loan) | 13 | (3) |
| 2018 | CSKA 1948 | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Bulgaria U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015 | Bulgaria U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2018– | Bulgaria U21 | 1 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 September 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2018 | |||
Nikolay Minkov (Bulgarian: Николай Минков; born 13 August 1997[1]) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Career
In January 2014, Minkov was included in Cherno More's 25-man squad for their training camp in Turkey.[2] Nikolay made his full first team league début in a 1–2 home defeat against Lokomotiv Plovdiv on 26 May 2015, playing as striker. On 21 May 2017, he scored his first goal for Cherno More in a 1–2 away defeat by Lokomotiv Plovdiv.[3] He won the Man of the match award despite the loss.[4]
On 15 January 2016, Minkov joined Dobrudzha Dobrich on loan for the rest of the 2015–16 B Group season.[5]
Minkov's contract expired at the end of the 2017–18 season and he left the club after refusing to sign an extension.[6]
On 18 June 2018, Minkov signed with Second League club CSKA 1948.[7]
Career statistics
As of 28 April 2018[update]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cherno More | 2014–15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Dobrudzha Dobrich (loan) | 2015–16 | 13 | 3 | — | — | 13 | 3 | ||
| Cherno More | 2016–17 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | |
| 2017–18 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| Total | 38 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 4 | |
References
- ^ "Новата смяна в Черно море" (in Bulgarian). arenavarna.com. 28 January 2014.
- ^ "25-има моряци пътуват за Алания" (in Bulgarian). arenavarna.com. 25 January 2014.
- ^ "Lokomotiv Plovdiv vs. Cherno More 2–1". soccerway.com. 21 May 2017.
- ^ "Локомотив Пд–Черно море, 21 май 2017, 20:00 - Играч на мача - Gong.bg" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 21 May 2017.
- ^ "Черно море преотстъпи юноша на Добруджа" (in Bulgarian). arenavarna.com. 15 January 2016.
- ^ "Николай Минков напусна Черно море" (in Bulgarian). chernomorepfc.bg. 4 June 2018.
- ^ "Младежки национал подсили ЦСКА" (in Bulgarian). cska1948.bg. 18 June 2018.
External links
- Nikolay Minkov at Soccerway
- Nikolay Minkov at FootballDatabase.eu
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- 1997 births
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- Bulgaria youth international footballers
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- Association football midfielders
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